Scholarships &

Financial Aid

In-State and Out-of-State Classification

Regional Tuition Credit applies to entry-level DPT students who are residents of Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Murray, Walker, and Whitfield counties in Georgia and Jackson
county in Alabama. Eligible students pay a tuition rate equal to in-house fees plus 25 percent of out
of state tuition. Current regional tuition rates are available from the Bursar's Office.

Departmental Scholarships

The Physical Therapy Department offers a limited number of scholarships on a yearly
basis to admitted physical therapy students. Application information will be distributed
to accepted and returning students in early August. Scholarships are awarded during
the first weeks of the fall semester.

Financial Aid

The PT faculty support the philosophy of the UTC Financial Aid Office. The educational
opportunities of qualified students should not be controlled by their financial resources.
Students are encouraged to contact the UTC Financial Aid office directly for additional
information regarding financial aid opportunities.

Because a full-time course load is required each semester of the program, students
are discouraged from seeking outside employment. In addition to the resources offered
through UTC Financial Aid, students have been awarded graduate assistantships, fellowships
and external scholarships which include:

UTC Graduate Assistantships A limited number of students in the second and third years of the program are selected
each year for part-time graduate assistantships in the program. The assistantships
include partial tuition waiver and a stipend.

African American Fellowships/Assistantships A number of students have been awarded this fellowship. Awards include a $2,200.00
stipend and full tuition waiver for the academic year.